Poet's Notes: I
heard this local interview on the local radio a few years back. Something about
the story called up my own challenging times. The interviewer asked Ellerbee, “What pulls us through these
challenges? What lights our dark avenues to guide us through?” What dumb questions! In the moment,
faced with an uphill battle against the wind, the only answer is to keep
breathing, to keep placing one foot in front of the other.

Courage is a prerequisite
to facing life. We have distractions at every fingertip, but life's work consists
of overcoming real hurdles. I am reminded of a Paul Goodman poem that ends
"for ever our task is measured to our power." Perhaps this is faith
in something beyond ourselves; perhaps it is trust in what we contain.

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